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Mutual Aid
Need help? Want a travelling buddy or advice about a place or country – want to share something with us – why not visit our Mutual Aid section of the…
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No Spitting Please
News from the China Daily that taxi drivers in China’s financial capital of Shanghai are to be issued with “spit sacks” to curb their habit of rolling down their windows…
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Macs Travel Tip
The value of having a photocopy of the first page of your passport proved to be true for a lady military friend of mine. On a Saturday getting off tour…
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Sitting Pretty
Police recently arrested a Kazak man trying to smuggle 500 parrots in his car from neighbouring Uzbekistan. Border guards are said to have discovered a live cargo of 500 parrots…
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EU Embassy Help
Most EU citizens are not aware of their rights to seek help from fellow- members’ embassies when traveling abroad. A recent EU survey found only 23 percent of those questioned…
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Australian Shark Attack
A 41 year old Australian abalone diver recently told rescuers how he was partly swallowed head-first by a Great White Shark off Cape Howe, near Eden on Australia’s southeast coast…
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Great Train Journeys
Spotted by webmaster Paul, here’s a great link to a Fodor website which outlines just some of the world’s great train journeys.
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Discount for E-newsletter Readers Bradt Travel Guides
Guides aimed at the discerning traveller who wants to do more than simply tick off the sights. 15% discount to GT members when shopping online or via our mail order…
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Getting Lost
A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in Sydney, Australia managed to land 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana, after mistyping his destination on a flight booking…
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Getting Political
If you would like to sign an electronic petition to campaign against a proposal which inserts Islamic Sharia into the constitution of Kurdistan – go to this link. The petition…